People Urged To Take Precautions In Readiness For Another Winter Storm
A Few Weather-Related Closings, Cancellations Already Reported North and Central Texas are under a winter storm warning until 6 p.m. Monday, with mixed precipitation and very low temperatures and strong winds that could result in very restricted visibility and possibly life threatening wind chills, according to weather forecasts. A second winter storm front is expect then to blow in Tuesday night or Wednesday and hang around until...
Lady Cats Basketball Area Information Has Been Firmed Up
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell announced Saturday (February 13) that the Lady Cats would be playing Royse City in an Area round playoff game Monday at 6 pm. in Greenville. Both teams won bi-district contests on Friday. The Lady Cats squeezed by Nacogdoches, 56-54 at Athens. The Lady Bulldogs shocked Midlothian, the #18 ranked team in the state, 42-38, in double overtime. The Lady Cats, the #1 seed from District 15-5A, are...
Lady Cats Soccer Team Has a Tough Time With Freezing Weather and the Pine Tree Lady Pirates
It was a tough night for the Lady Cats Soccer Team as they dropped a 5-0 match to Pine Tree at a frozen Gerald Prim Stadium Friday evening (February 12). According to Max Preps, the Lady Pirates got 3 first half goals and then added 2 more in the second half. In five matches, the Lady Cats have two outright wins, a shoot out win and two outright losses. Their season record is now 8-6-4. The Lady Cats get a bye next Tuesday. They...
Wildcats Soccer Team Loses 2-1 in Overtime at Pine Tree On a Frigid Night
Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton noted that his team had lots of chances but did not finish in a 2-1 overtime loss at Pine Tree on a sub-freezing evening Friday (February 12). The Wildcats only bright offensive spot was an unassisted goal by Alejandro Diosdado that got the Wildcats into overtime. The Pirates got the winning goal in overtime. Coach Upton also noted that the Wildcats scored an apparent goal that was called back by...
Late Lady Cats Basket Proves to be the Difference in 56-54 Bi-District Win Against Nacogdoches
The Lady Cats Basketball Team survived a shaky fourth quarter and got a go ahead basket from sophomore Addisyn Wall to squeeze by Nacogdoches, 56-54 Friday evening (February 12) at Athens in a bi-district playoff game. Wall received a perfect in bound pass and hit an uncontested layup. There was just over 3 seconds left and the Lady Dragons could not even put up a final shot before time expired as senior Bre’Asia Ivery pressured...
Sulphur Springs ISD Put Contingency Plan In Place In Case Inclement Weather, Dangerous Road Conditions Persists Next Week
While Monday is a regularly scheduled student holiday for many school districts, including those who attend Sulphur Springs ISD, after Thursday’s icy conditions, administrators are busy working on a contingency plan in case the freezing drizzle and snow persist past Presidents Day, making travel unsafe. SSISD logo Sulphur Springs ISD began putting the contingency plan in place Friday, just the roads remain too icy for families,...
4 Receive Deferred Adjudication, 1 State Jail Sentence, 1 Reduced Charge
Six people were sentenced in the 8th Judicial District Court this week: four received deferred adjudication, 1 a state jail sentence and 1 had a charge reduced under a plea agreement. Mary Elizabeth McDonald (HCSO jail photo) Mary Elizabeth McDonald of Oklahoma arranged to plead guilty in court Monday in exchange for sentence of 5 years of deferred adjudication and a $1,000 fine on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1...
This Week’s Friday Trash Pick Up Rescheduled In Sulphur Springs
Trash pick up has been rescheduled this week for City of Sulphur Springs residents who normally would have their garbage collected on Friday. Trash will be picked up on Saturday, Feb. 13.
Weather a Concern on Friday Sports Game Day
It’s another big game day Friday with coaches keeping an eye on the weather. The Lady Cats open the playoffs Friday (February 12) evening with a bi-district game against Nacogdoches at Athens beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Lady Cats won a warm up game Monday at Caddo Mills, 50-49 in overtime and come into the playoff contest with a season record of 16-7. The Lady Cats are the #1 playoff seed in District 15-5A. The Lady Cats are...
Small Fire Reported At Laundry Facility
A small fire was reported at a Gilmer Street laundry facility just before noon Friday. Sulphur Springs firefighters responded. A dryer was reported to have caught on fire inside the building. The fire was reported to have been quickly extinguished and the laundry had reopened at 12:40 p.m., according to city officials. Sulphur Springs firefighters responded to what was reported to be a small fire at a coin laundry facility on Gilmer...
